This Week In Tennis
Season 2, Vol 5

Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev built on their strong showings at the Australian Open with a pair of titles over the weekend. Dimitrov won on home soil for his second trophy of the young season, while Zverev's was the second overall of his young career. Elsewhere, Victor Estrella Burgos won the Ecuador Open for a third successive year, catapulting him back inside the ATP top 100 (#93). But, the most sensational headlines came out of Hawaii, where the U.S.T.A. had to issue an apology to their German Fed Cup opponents after playing an outdated Nazi-era version of their anthem.

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Grigor Dimitrov continued his fast start to the 2017 season, winning his second title on the year, this time on home turf at the Sofia Open. Dimitrov added to his Brisbane title when he beat David Goffin in the final, and is now 14-1 in 2017.

Alex Zverev scored the second ATP Tour title of his career, winning in Montpellier. The young German cracks the ATP top 20 for the first time, landing at #18 in this week's rankings; he also paired with his brother to win the doubles title.

Richard Gasquet, aiming for a three-peat in Montpellier, fell one match short losing to Alex Zverev in the final.

As with Davis Cup last week, the Fed Cup action produced a shocking moment when the host U.S.A. team played an outdated version of the German National Anthem. Worse yet, the version played was one used during Nazi-era Germany. The U.S.T.A. promptly issued an apology for the debacle, while Andrea Petkovic termed the fiasco "the epitome of ignorance."

Not long after Denis Shapovalov was fined $7,000 for hitting an umpire in the eye at Davis Cup last week, came the news that Arnaud Gabas underwent surgery as a result of the accident.